Hybridizer: | Joseph Gatty |
Year Of Registration: | 1973 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1975 |
Seedling Number: | C68-B |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 12 inches (30 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early |
Bloom Color Classification: | Blue White |
Bloom Color Description: | White, semi-circular blue spot on falls |
Beard Color: | White, tipped yellow in throat |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1976 Award of Merit: 1979 |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Flowers: | Showy |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Amphidiploid |
Parentage: | A-1-A: ((((Azure Skies x self) x Cook 1546) x Blue Denim) x (Dainty Delight x Blue Denim)) X A-1-A: ((((Azure Skies x self) x Cook 1546) x Blue Denim) x (Dainty Delight x Blue Denim)) |
Child plants: | 16 child plants |
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